37th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 27 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130235256 | MULTIBAND CAMERA, AND MULTIBAND IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD - A multiband camera comprises: a band-pass filter having four or more optical filters; a microlens array having arrayed microlenses; a photoelectric conversion element including a plurality of pixels; and a measurement unit for measuring spectral intensity. The multiband camera satisfies the expression below, where Pl is a pitch between the microlenses, Ps is a pitch between the pixels, n is a number of pixels corresponding to one microlens, u is an effective dimension in a prescribed direction of the pixels, t is a dimension in the prescribed direction of a real image that the band-pass filter forms on a plurality of two-dimensionally arrayed pixels, Na is a number of microlenses arrayed in the prescribed direction, L is a distance from an exit pupil to the microlens, and f is a focal length of the microlens. | 2013-09-12 |
20130235257 | IMAGE COMPOSITION APPARATUS AND IMAGE COMPOSITION METHOD - An image composition apparatus that is capable of acquiring a high-quality composite image that keeps continuity of the gradation of the whole image. Different exposures are set for images to be taken. Each of taken images is divided into small regions. A measured value is found based on brightness values in each of the small regions. A comparison value for each of the small regions is calculated based on the measured value of a small region of one image and the measurement value of the same small region of another image. A representative value is calculated based on the comparison values calculated for the respective small regions. A level-matching gain used for compositing the image data of the images is calculated based on an exposure level difference and the representative value. The image data of the images of which the image levels are adjusted are composited by multiplying the gain. | 2013-09-12 |
20130235258 | FLUORESCENCE OBSERVATION DEVICE - Provided is a fluorescence observation device comprising an illuminating section that emits excitation light and illumination light onto a subject; a fluorescence-image capturing section that acquires a fluorescence image by image-capturing fluorescence generated in the subject by irradiation with the excitation light from the illuminating section; a return-light-image capturing section that acquires a return-light image by image-capturing return light that returns from the subject by irradiation with the illumination light from the illuminating section; a region extracting section that extracts a high-luminance region in which the fluorescence image acquired by the fluorescence-image capturing section has a gradation level higher than or equal to a set threshold value; and a threshold setting section that sets the threshold value higher as the gradation level of the return-light image acquired by the return-light-image capturing section increases. | 2013-09-12 |
20130235259 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ASSEMBLY OF CAMERA MODULES - A method and systems for assembly of camera modules is disclosed in which a pre-focused and pre-adjusted lens holder assembly is used in the assembly of camera modules. The use of pre-focused and pre-adjusted lens holder assembly increases the efficiency in the production of camera modules. | 2013-09-12 |
20130235260 | A Button with Lens for a Display Housing - An electronic device display comprising an outer housing to surround a display screen, a button disposed on the outer housing, and a lens disposed on the button to allow light to enter the interior of the outer housing. | 2013-09-12 |
20130235261 | Plenoptic Imaging System with a Body and Detachable Plenoptic Imaging Components - A modular plenoptic imaging system, in which various components of the plenoptic imaging system can be detachably attached to each other. In this way, various primary lenses, filter modules, microlens arrays and/or sensor arrays can be interchanged. | 2013-09-12 |
20130235262 | METHOD FOR PACKAGING IMAGE SENSOR STRUCTURE AND IMAGE SENSOR STRUCTURE FORMED FROM THE SAME - A method for packaging an image sensor structure and an image sensor structure formed from the same are provided. The method comprises the steps of: providing an image sensor set on a substrate in that: a plurality of substrate conductive joints are installed on the supporting surface; adhering a transparent cover upon the image sensor set; taking a needle with adhesive therein; preferably, the adhesive is epoxy; injecting the adhesive from the needle into a periphery of the image sensor set and the transparent cover to completely seal the sensor conductive joints, the substrate conductive joints and conductive wires between the substrate conductive joints and the sensor conductive joints so as to package the image sensor set therein and form a packaging structure; and baking the packaging structure. An image sensor structure made from the same is provided. | 2013-09-12 |
20130235263 | Camera Module - Disclosed is a camera module, the module including an IR filter for filtering infrared rays, an image sensor located under the IR filter to convert an incident optic image into an electric signal, a first PCB having a window to permit passage of the optic image and a cavity extending downwards from the window to accommodate the image sensor, a predetermined portion of an upper portion of the cavity being electrically connected to a predetermined portion of an upper surface of the image sensor, and a first through hole taking a shape of a pipe that is connected at one end thereof to the window and connected at the other end to the cavity, the first through hole serving as a path for discharging air between the IR filter and the image sensor. | 2013-09-12 |
20130235264 | FLASH BRACKET - A flash bracket comprises three beams each connected to at least one other beam by a hinged joint. The flash bracket can be folded into a compact arrangement with each of the beams abreast an adjacent beam. When deployed and attached to a camera, a flash attached to the flash bracket can be quickly repositioned from a location over the camera's lens for landscape oriented photography to a location over the camera's lens when the camera is rotated ninety degrees for portrait oriented photography. | 2013-09-12 |
20130235265 | VIDEO DISPLAY SYSTEM - A video display system includes a substantially horizontally positioned activity area. A plurality of modules is operatively associated with the activity area and is arranged to form a display area, each of the modules including at least one light source. The modules cooperatively display light to display at least one of video and images. | 2013-09-12 |
20130235266 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO IMPROVE SPATIAL RESOLUTION ON BACK AND FORTH SCANNING DISPLAY DEVICES - Methods, systems and devices described herein improve vertical resolution at sides of a four cornered image produced by a scanning projector display device. In accordance with an embodiment, a first plurality of frames (e.g., odd frames) of the image are scanned back and forth from side to side starting at a first line level, in one of the corners. Additionally, a second plurality of frames (e.g., even frames) of the image are scanned back and forth from side to side, starting at a vertical offset level from the first line level, in the same one of the corners. The scanning of the first plurality of frames (e.g., the odd frames) is interleaved with the scanning of the second plurality of frames (e.g., the even frames). | 2013-09-12 |
20130235267 | ACQUIRING, EDITING, GENERATING AND OUTPUTTING VIDEO DATA - Systems and methods are directed to acquiring, generating, manipulating and/or editing video data/frames. The video frames may be light field video frames having virtual aperture parameters that may be adjusted after acquisition or recording of such video frames. In one aspect, a method comprises: selecting a first key frame, wherein the first key frame corresponds to one of a plurality of light field video frames; selecting a second key frame, wherein the second key frame corresponds to one of the plurality of light field video frames which is temporally spaced apart from the first key frame such that a plurality of light field video frames are temporally disposed between the first and the second key frames; determining virtual aperture parameters for the first key frame and the second key frame; and generating video data. | 2013-09-12 |
20130235268 | SIGNAL TRANSMITTER AND SIGNAL RECEIVER - In a signal transmitter and a signal receiver, a multiplexing part multiplexes a video signal and a time-base-compressed audio signal on the basis of a multiplexing control signal to transmit the multiplexed signal through a data line in the signal transmitter. Further, a demultiplexing part demultiplexes a video/audio multiplexed signal received through the data line into the original video signal and audio signal by a demultiplexing control signal in the signal receiver. According to the so-configured signal transmitter and signal receiver, it is possible to realize a signal transmission system compliant with the DVI standard, in which the audio signal as well as the video signal can be transmitted. | 2013-09-12 |
20130235269 | DATA RECEPTION CIRCUIT, DATA RECEPTION APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND DATA RECEPTION METHOD - Disclosed herein is a data reception circuit including a clock generation block configured to divide a first clock based on clock information, the first clock being the clock of a transmission stream targeted to transmit video data between apparatuses, the clock information indicating a cyclical relationship between the first clock and a second clock serving as the clock of predetermined data, the clock generation block further outputting the divided clock as the second clock. | 2013-09-12 |
20130235270 | PLAYBACK APPARATUS, PLAYBACK METHOD, INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, BROADCAST SYSTEM, AND BROADCAST METHOD - The present invention provides a playback apparatus for playing back one combination video by combining a broadcast video with any additional video not determined by a fixed position relative to the broadcast video. The playback apparatus comprises: a first receiving unit that receives, via a broadcast wave, a broadcast video composed of broadcast images, each broadcast image being a portion of a frame image among a plurality of frame images constituting the original video; a second receiving unit that receives an additional video composed of remaining images, each remaining image being the remaining portion of the frame image; an arrangement information acquiring unit that acquires arrangement information indicating an arrangement of the broadcast image and the remaining image in the frame image; and a playback unit that reproduces and plays back the frame images by arranging the broadcast images and the remaining images based on the arrangement information. | 2013-09-12 |
20130235271 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND ON-SCREEN DISPLAY OPERATION METHOD - A display device includes: a video display unit displaying an image; a first operation input unit detecting an operation performed by a user contacting a sensor in a first direction; a second operation input unit detecting an operation performed by a user contacting a sensor in a second direction differing from the first direction; a front bezel in which the first operation input unit and the second operation input unit are arranged apart on different sides; and a controller causing the video display unit to display on-screen display screen including a first hierarchy menu displayed corresponding to the first direction, and a second hierarchy menu displayed corresponding to the second direction. The controller selects the first hierarchy menu based on the operation detected by the first operation input unit. The controller selects the second hierarchy menu based on the operation detected by the second operation input unit. | 2013-09-12 |
20130235272 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus of one embodiment executes a super-resolution processing which generate a high resolution image of a frame from low resolution images of a plurality of frames by performing alignment of pixels on a reference frame on a standard frame which is made to have high resolution and executing reconfiguration of an image based on a result of the aligning. The image processing apparatus includes a plurality of arithmetic processing units which can operate in parallel. When executing alignment between the standard frame and the reference frame, the plurality of arithmetic processing units operate in parallel a first alignment processing and a second alignment processing which are in the reverse relation to each other in terms of the relation of the standard and the reference, and the first alignment processing and the second alignment processing share their processing results mutually. | 2013-09-12 |
20130235273 | FIELD SEQUENTIAL COLOR ENCODING FOR DISPLAYS - The optical performance is enhanced of display systems that use field sequential color and pulse width modulation to generate color and color gray scale values. Such enhancement may be achieved by various data encoding methods disclosed herein that may include temporal redistribution of bit values to mitigate color motional artifacts associated with field sequential color-based display systems, selective combination of intensity modulation, pulse width modulation, and/or the noncontiguous sequencing of primary colors. There is further an intelligent real-time dynamic manipulation of gray scale values in portions of an image that are computationally determined to be images of objects moving against a global background, so as to temporally front load or concentrate the bits comprising such moving objects and thereby further mitigate said motional artifacts using both actual and virtual aggregate pulse truncation across all primary colors being modulated. | 2013-09-12 |
20130235274 | MOTION VECTOR DETECTION DEVICE, MOTION VECTOR DETECTION METHOD, FRAME INTERPOLATION DEVICE, AND FRAME INTERPOLATION METHOD - A motion vector detection device includes a motion estimator which detects block motion vectors (MV | 2013-09-12 |
20130235275 | SCENE BOUNDARY DETERMINATION USING SPARSITY-BASED MODEL - A method for determining a scene boundary location dividing a first scene and a second scene in an input video sequence. The scene boundary location is determined responsive to a merit function value, which is a function of the candidate scene boundary location. The merit function value for a particular candidate scene boundary location is determined by representing the dynamic scene content for the input video frames before and after candidate scene boundary using sparse combinations of a set of basis functions, wherein the sparse combinations of the basis functions are determined by finding a sparse vector of weighting coefficients for each of the basis functions. The weighting coefficients determined for each of the input video frames are combined to determine the merit function value. The candidate scene boundary providing the smallest merit function value is designated to be the scene boundary location. | 2013-09-12 |
20130235276 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, FOCUS DETECTION APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus processes an image signal from an image pickup element including a plurality of pixels for one microlens, and the image processing apparatus includes a saturation detector configured to detect whether an output value of each of the plurality of pixels reaches a saturation level, and a saturation corrector configured to correct an output value of a saturation pixel that reaches the saturation level and an output value of an adjacent pixel that shares the same microlens with the saturation pixel. | 2013-09-12 |
20130235277 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND TELEVISION RECEIVER - Provided is a display device in which a panel module can be fixed to a front cabinet without using screws, and when performing maintenance, the panel module can be easily removed from the front cabinet. | 2013-09-12 |
20130235278 | LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, TELEVISION DEVICE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL - A method of manufacturing a liquid crystal panel in which the bright point defect is effectively corrected is provided. The method of manufacturing a liquid crystal panel | 2013-09-12 |
20130235279 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND TELEVISION DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device (display device) | 2013-09-12 |
20130235280 | PROJECTION SYSTEM - A projection apparatus, comprising one or more light sources, wherein the one or more light sources are arranged to collectively provide a light signal which comprises multiple wavelengths, wherein the projection apparatus further comprises an optical filter configured to filter the light signal provided by the one or more light sources, so that two or more images may be projected simultaneously by the projection apparatus, each image being projected to a different position. There is further provided a scanning device which uses the afore-mentioned projection apparatus. | 2013-09-12 |
20130235281 | VIDEO DISPLAY SYSTEM - A video display system includes an electroacoustic device secured within a housing. A plurality of modules is operatively associated with the housing and is arranged to form a display area, each of the modules including at least one light source. The modules cooperatively display light to display at least one of video and images. | 2013-09-12 |
20130235282 | PLATFORM SYSTEM, VIDEO MODULE ASSEMBLY, AND PROCESS OF ASSEMBLING PLATFORM SYSTEM - A platform system having a video module assembly. The video module assembly includes a receiving member and a first video module removably secured to the receiving member. The video module includes an array of light emitting devices, and the receiving member is configured to directly or indirectly detachably secure a second video module. | 2013-09-12 |
20130235283 | WAVELENGTH SELECTIVE SWITCH - Methods, systems, and apparatus, for optical switching. In one aspect, a wavelength selective switch includes one or more optical input ports; one or more optical output ports; a first optical wavelength dispersion element configured to separate the plurality of wavelength channels of the input optical beam; a second optical wavelength dispersion element configured to combine two or more separate optical beams each having one or more different wavelengths, into a combined beam having the plurality of wavelength channels; a polarization modulator array configured to independently change a polarization orientation of an optical beam passing through; optical components for directing optical beams corresponding to respective wavelength channels to different polarizing modulation cells; | 2013-09-12 |
20130235284 | Stereoscopic projection systems and methods for employing spatial multiplexing at an intermediate image plane - Proposed are various embodiments of projection systems that generally provide stereoscopic images. The projection systems act to split a spatially separated image in a stereoscopic image frame and superimpose the left- and right-eye images on a projection screen with orthogonal polarization states. The embodiments are generally well suited to liquid crystal polarization based projection systems and may use advanced polarization control. | 2013-09-12 |
20130235285 | TOUCH PANEL ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE - A two layer touch panel structure utilizes direct-bonded touch panel and liquid crystal display (LCD) stackups for devices like tablets and computers. The top surface of a color filter and a receive conducting layer are placed close to the surface of the stackup. Placing a layer of conductive material on top of the color filter, on top of the polarizer, or on the cover glass can enable the process to be greatly simplified and cheaper than conventional processes, while maintaining excellent electrical and touch performance, and reducing ITO pattern visibility. Such a process also can utilize a large color filter, enabling significantly more pieces to be formed from a single stack and thus further improving efficiency and cost. | 2013-09-12 |
20130235286 | REAL-TIME AUTO-DIMMING SAFETY LENS DEVICE - A real-time auto-dimming safety lens device is adapted to assemble a dimmable lens, position various and fix a light sensor, controller and power supply, where the controller receives accurate visible-light illumination signals from a light sensor immediately and calculates the best transmittance or color of a dimmable lens, controls the transmittance or color of the environmental visible light penetrating the dimmable lens immediately and accurately so as to allow human's eyes to reach the farthest visible distance, be in the most comfortable state, and get the clearest environment scene. Therefore, a user can use the real-time auto-dimming safety lens device of the present invention to allow the user's eyes to reach the farthest visible distance, be in the most comfortable state, and get the clearest scene while the use locates in a particular environment (e.g. raining day, fogginess, snowfield). | 2013-09-12 |
20130235287 | LIGHT SOURCE ASSEMBLY AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A light source assembly including a light source part, a light guide plate and a light-condensing sheet. The light source assembly generates light and includes at least one light source. The light guide plate includes an incident surface to which the light is incident, an opposing surface which is opposite to the incident surface, and an exiting surface which emits the light, and has a thickness which is gradually increased from the incident surface to the opposing surface. The light-condensing sheet includes a plurality of reverse prism patterns which protrude toward the exiting surface, extend along an arc of a circle, and are arranged in a concentric circle structure. | 2013-09-12 |
20130235288 | LIQUID-CRYSTAL LENS, DISPLAY APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - Disclosed herein is a liquid-crystal lens including: a plurality of first electrodes; a second electrode placed to be opposed to the first electrodes; and a liquid-crystal layer provided between the first electrodes and the second electrode. The first electrodes each receiving a relatively low voltage applied thereto are provided more adjacently to each other than the first electrodes each receiving a relatively high voltage applied thereto. | 2013-09-12 |
20130235289 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A display device includes: pixels corresponding to respective plural colors arranged in matrix, wherein each pixel has a pixel circuit portion in which a circuit for display driving of the pixel is arranged and a pixel opening to be an area obtaining effective display light, the pixel openings of the pixels corresponding to at least one color have an area different from areas of the pixel openings of pixels corresponding to other colors, and the pixel circuit portions in respective pixels are arranged at equal pitches. | 2013-09-12 |
20130235290 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY ELEMENT - Provided is a liquid crystal display element having an improved response speed by using a liquid crystal compound having a high K | 2013-09-12 |
20130235291 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY ARRAY SUBSTRATE - A liquid crystal display panel and liquid crystal display array substrate are disclosed. The liquid crystal display array substrate includes first scan lines, second scan lines, data lines, first columns of pixel units and second columns of the pixel units. Each of the first columns of the pixel units has a plurality of first pixel structures electrically connected to the first scan lines and the data lines respectively. Each of the second columns of the pixel units has a plurality of second pixel structures electrically connected to the second scan lines and the data lines respectively. Each of the first pixel structures has a first storage capacitor, and the first storage capacitor has a first capacitance value. Each of the second pixel structures has a second storage capacitor, and the second storage capacitor has a second capacitance value, wherein the second capacitance value is less than the first capacitance value. | 2013-09-12 |
20130235292 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING SAME, AND ARRAY SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING SAME - A liquid crystal display panel includes: a plurality of switching elements each provided on a transparent substrate ( | 2013-09-12 |
20130235293 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The technology presented herein has a feature of providing a liquid crystal display device of an excellent viewing angle characteristic and high brightness, including: liquid crystals containing polymerizable monomers between a first substrate with a pixel electrode having micro slits and a second substrate facing the first substrate; wherein the monomers are polymerizable with voltage applied to the liquid crystals; and an alignment orientation of the liquid crystals is controllable to a direction of extending the micro slit, wherein the pixel electrode includes: a direct coupling part electrically connected to a switching element; a capacitive coupling part electrically insulated from the switching element, and a space between the direct and capacitive coupling parts, wherein directions in which the micro slits are extended along the direct and capacitive coupling parts are orthogonal to each other. | 2013-09-12 |
20130235294 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - A liquid crystal display device includes first and second substrates, liquid crystal layer, and first and second spacer sections. The first substrate has a first surface including a light-shielding region in a lattice form and a plurality of opening regions surrounded by the light-shielding region. The light-shielding region includes a plurality of first extended portions extending in a first direction and a plurality of second extended portions extending in a second direction that intersects the first direction. The first substrate has a plurality of transistors formed thereon. The second substrate has a second surface that is opposed to and spaced from the first surface. The liquid crystal layer is arranged between the first and second surfaces. The first spacer section has long sides oriented in the second direction, and the second spacer section has long sides oriented in the first direction. The spacer sections protrude into the liquid crystal layer. | 2013-09-12 |
20130235295 | Backlight Module and LCD Device Comprising Backlight Module - The invention relates to a backlight module and an LCD device comprising the backlight module. The backlight module includes a backplane, and an optical film arranged on the backplane; the optical film is provided with a convex lug for positioning, the convex lug is provided with a root and an expanded part which is outwards extended, and the width of the expanded part is more than that of the root; the side wall of the backplane is provided with first protrusion(s) which is provided with an opening, the root of the convex lug of the optical film is contained in the opening, the side wall of the backplane is further provided with second protrusion(s) which is provided with an extension part, and the expanded part of the convex lug of the optical film is contained below the extension part of the second protrusion. In the invention, the second protrusion is arranged on the backplane, and the extension part of the second protrusion can prevent the convex lug of the optical film from moving in the direction perpendicular to the plane of the optical film. The cost for arranging the second protrusion is low, and the installation means of the optical film has the advantages of simplicity, time saving, and labor saving. | 2013-09-12 |
20130235296 | Backlight Module and LCD Device - The invention relates to the field of LCDs, and more particularly to a backlight module and an LCD device. The backlight module includes a ferromagnetic metal component; the metal component is provided with a screw hole, and a screw matched with the screw hole is a magnetic tapping screw. The metal component of the backlight module of the invention is made of ferromagnetic material and can be attracted by a magnetic ferromagnet, the screw hole of the metal component can be simply tapped after accomplishing the drilling process without being tapped to the qualified size and even without being tapped, and then the magnetic tapping screw is matched with the screw hole; when the tapping screw drills, the small iron debris produced in the screw hole of the metal component can be attracted by the magnetic tapping screw, and cannot drop into the cavity of the backlight module, thereby avoiding damage to the optical film, and preferably ensuring the product quality; because the tapping standard of the screw hole of the metal component is reduced, or the tapping process is omitted, the cost of the metal component is reduced. | 2013-09-12 |
20130235297 | Backlight Module - A backlight module is provided and it includes a waveguide having an incidence surface and an exiting surface adjacent to the incidence surface, a bottom surface, the exiting surface defined with a slot. A frame defines a space to receive the waveguide, and includes a first sidewall adjacent to the incidence surface. A first extension extends from the first sidewall toward the exiting surface, and a standoff extends from the first standoff toward the exiting surface. The standoff securely wedges into the slot, and presses against onto the exiting surface. By the provision of the present invention, the leakage of light source between the frame and the waveguide can be readily avoided as even the frame is deformed, no gap or slit will be created between the frame and the waveguide. | 2013-09-12 |
20130235298 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display panel ( | 2013-09-12 |
20130235299 | REFLECTIVE POLARIZING FILM, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, POLARIZING PLATE AND BACKLIGHT ASSEMBLY COMPRISING THE REFLECTIVE POLARIZING FILM - A reflective polarizing film includes a transparent substrate, and a reflective layer unidirectionally elongated to be formed on one side of the transparent substrate, wherein the reflective layer is composed of nanowire particles, and 80% or more of the nanowire particles are aligned at an angle of −10° to 10° with respect to an elongation direction. | 2013-09-12 |
20130235300 | BACKLIGHT MODULE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS - The present invention provides a backlight module and a liquid crystal display apparatus. A light guide plate of the backlight module comprises hollow structures. The hollow structures correspond to the light sources and comprise two air layers with an included angle there-between, and the two air layers are a first hollow layer and a second hollow layer. A normal direction is vertical to the light-incident surface, and there is a first oblique angle between the first hollow layer and the normal direction, and there is a second oblique angle between the second hollow layer and the normal direction. The present invention can prevent the problem of uneven brightness distribution. | 2013-09-12 |
20130235301 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display which is a reflective liquid crystal display includes: a front substrate; a rear substrate; and a liquid crystal material layer disposed between the front substrate and the rear substrate, wherein an optical design is performed such that an extreme value of a liquid crystal applied voltage-reflectance curve in a state of being observed from a normal observing direction is shifted further to a lower voltage side than an extreme value of a liquid crystal applied voltage-reflectance curve in a state of being observed from a direction deviated from the normal observing direction, and wherein an anisotropic scatterer disposed such that a direction where scattering characteristics are the maximum is aligned with the normal observing direction is provided on the front substrate side. | 2013-09-12 |
20130235302 | BACKLIGHT UNIT AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - Disclosed are a backlight unit, an assembly structure of which is modified to minimize the thickness of a bezel and to prevent optical defects, such as light leakage, and a liquid crystal display device using the backlight unit. The liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal panel, at least one light source fixing unit on which plural light sources are mounted and which is fixed to the inner side surface of a bottom cover, a diffusion plate receiving light from the plural light sources through a light entry plane and changing the progress direction of light into a forward direction, a sheet guide formed on the front surface of the bottom cover in a shape in which the inside of the sheet guide is opened, and plural optical sheets disposed on the sheet guide and separated from the diffusion plate to perpendicularly emit light from the diffusion plate. | 2013-09-12 |
20130235303 | LIGHTING DEVICE AND LIGHTING METHOD - A lighting device comprising first and second groups of solid state light emitters, which emit light having peak wavelength in ranges of from 430 nm to 480 nm and from 600 nm to 630 nm, respectively, and a first group of lumiphors which emit light having dominant wavelength in the range of from 555 nm to 585 nm. In some embodiments, if current is supplied to a power line, a combination of (1) light exiting the lighting device which was emitted by the first group of emitters, and (2) light exiting the lighting device which was emitted by the first group of lumiphors would, in an absence of any additional light, produce a sub-mixture of light having x, y color coordinates within an area on a 1931 CIE Chromaticity Diagram defined by points having coordinates (0.32, 0.40), (0.36, 0.48), (0.43, 0.45), (0.42, 0.42), (0.36, 0.38). Also provided is a method of lighting. | 2013-09-12 |
20130235304 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY ADOPTING STRUCTURE OF LIQUID CRYSTAL LENS - According to the present disclosure, there is provided a liquid crystal display, comprising: a color filter substrate; an array substrate, disposed to face the color filter substrate; and a liquid crystal lens structure, disposed between the array substrate and the color filter substrate, the liquid crystal lens structure comprising in sequence along a direction from the color filter substrate to the array substrate: a first surface alignment layer, a liquid crystal layer and a second surface alignment layer. | 2013-09-12 |
20130235305 | OPTICAL DEVICE, DISPLAY APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An optical device includes: first electrodes; a second electrode arranged so as to face the first electrodes; a liquid crystal layer arranged between the first electrodes and the second electrode, producing a lens effect in accordance with a voltage to be applied to the first electrodes and the second electrode; and a polarizing plate arranged on an outermost surface. | 2013-09-12 |
20130235306 | OPTICAL DISPLAY DEVICE - An optical display device which includes a display panel, and at least one polarizing film including a polyvinyl alcohol-based resin layer disposed on a viewing side with respect to the display panel, and having an optical arrangement forming a cross-Nicol relationship with regard to polarized light entering the polarizing film from the side of the display panel. The polarizing film is produced to have a thickness of 10 μm or less, by a method comprising the steps of: forming a polyvinyl alcohol-based resin layer on a resin substrate; stretching the polyvinyl alcohol-based resin layer integrally with the resin substrate; and dyeing the polyvinyl alcohol-based resin layer using a dichroic material. The polarizing film is disposed in the optical display device in a state in which a surface of the polarizing film as a contact surface with the resin substrate during the production thereof is oriented toward a side opposite to the display panel. | 2013-09-12 |
20130235307 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING WIDE VIEWING ANGLE - Disclosed is a liquid crystal display device having a wide viewing angle in which compensation films are provided between a liquid crystal display panel and each polarizer so as to change polarized states of input and output light of the liquid crystal display panel via the polarizers, thereby preventing light leakage in a diagonal direction of the liquid crystal display device in a normally black mode. | 2013-09-12 |
20130235308 | Display Device - A display device is provided which includes a lower substrate and an upper substrate. An inner surface of the lower substrate and an inner surface of the upper surface face each other. A polarizing plate is disposed on an outer surface of the upper substrate, wherein the polarizing plate includes at least an inside protective film, a polarizing film and an outside protective film, which are layered on the upper substrate side in this order so that the inside protective film is adjacent to the upper substrate. An expansion axis of the outside protective film forms an angle of 30° or more and 90° or less with an expansion axis of the polarizing film, and an expansion axis of the inside protective film forms an angle of 0° or more and 3° or less with an expansion axis of the polarizing film. | 2013-09-12 |
20130235309 | CONTINUOUS POLYMER FILM PRODUCTION METHOD, POLYMER FILM, LAMBDA/4 PLATE, POLARIZING PLATE, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A method for producing a continuous polymer film includes: (1) overlapping and bonding the rear end section of a preceding raw film and the front end section of a following raw film, along a bonding line; and (2) supporting both end sections by means of a plurality of gripping tools and obliquely stretching the bonded raw film while conveying the bonded raw film in order to produce a polymer film. In the bond between the rear end section of the preceding raw film and the front end section of the following raw film, the angle (φ1) between the bonding line for the polymer film and the width direction of the polymer film and the angle (θ1) between the in-plane slow axis of the polymer film and the width direction of the polymer film fulfill formula (I). | 2013-09-12 |
20130235310 | LCD Panel and LCD Device - The invention relates to the field of LCDs, and more particularly to an LCD panel and an LCD device. The LCD panel includes a glass substrate; the glass substrate is coated with a PI layer, and the end of the PI layer is provided with closely distributed and mutually independent retaining wall sections. The distance of the end of the PI liquid is controlled by arranging the closely distributed and mutually independent retaining wall sections. The distance between the end of the PI layer and the frame sealant can be reduced when the liquid of the frame sealant is coated, and the design of narrow frames can be achieved because the distance between the visual domain and the end of the PI layer and the distance between the end of the PI layer and the frame sealant are shortened. | 2013-09-12 |
20130235311 | COLOR FILTER SUBSTRATE AND FRINGE-FIELD SWITCHING MODE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY USING SAME - A color filter substrate for use in a fringe-field switching mode liquid crystal display wherein the color filter substrate and an array substrate provided with a comb-shaped pixel electrode having an electrode width of 10 μm or less are arranged facing each other with a liquid crystal layer interposed therebetween. The color filter substrate comprises a transparent substrate, a black matrix provided on the transparent substrate, includes an organic pigment as a main coloring agent, color pixels having a relative dielectric constant of 2.9 or more but 4.4 or less, and a transparent resin layer provided on the color pixels. The relative dielectric constant of each of the color pixels falls within ±0.3 of an average relative dielectric constant of the color pixels. | 2013-09-12 |
20130235312 | DISPLAY DEVICE - Disclosed herein is a display device including a reflection type image display portion having a sheet-like anisotropic scattering member. In an area, in an in-plane direction, of the anisotropic scattering member, a low-refractive index area and a high-refractive index area are disposed in a mixture style. The anisotropic scattering member is disposed in such a way that a light is scattered when an outside light is made incident from a surface side on which a degree of a change in a refractive index in a vicinity of a boundary between the low-refractive index area and the high-refractive index area is relatively large, and is emitted from a surface side on which the degree of the change in the refractive index in the vicinity of the boundary between the low-refractive index area and the high-refractive index area is relatively small. | 2013-09-12 |
20130235313 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display which is a reflective liquid crystal display displaying an image by controlling reflectance of ambient light includes: a front substrate; a rear substrate; and a liquid crystal material layer disposed between the front substrate and the rear substrate, wherein the rear substrate is provided with a plurality of reflective electrodes formed on a surface side opposite to the liquid crystal material layer, and a specular light reflecting member reflecting ambient light which is directed to a rear surface side of the rear substrate through a gap between the adjacent reflective electrodes toward the front substrate side. | 2013-09-12 |
20130235314 | SUBSTRATE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - An object of the invention is to improve the accuracy of positioning a supplied thin-film material on a substrate surface. A region corresponding to a glass substrate in a mother glass is defined as a thin-film-formed region. An alignment mark is disposed outside the thin-film-formed region. The alignment mark serves as a position identifier for identifying a position where a droplet of a thin-film material (for example, a droplet of an alignment film material is to be dropped. The alignment mark includes a depression-protrusion shape in which a plurality of island-like depressions or protrusions are two-dimensionally arranged. In the depression-protrusion shape, a coordinate system indicating respective positions of the depressions or protrusions is defined. In a part of the depression-protrusion shape, a marking to which the alignment film material is fed is formed. The invention is applicable for example to a liquid crystal display device. | 2013-09-12 |
20130235315 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - A liquid crystal display device includes: a plurality of scan lines and signal lines on one of a pair of substrates arranged to be opposed to each other with a liquid crystal layer sandwiched therebetween, the scan lines and signal lines extending in different directions; and an orientation film, pixel electrode, insulating layer and common electrode, the orientation film being rubbed in a rubbing direction having a given inclination with respect to a pixel arrangement direction. The pixel electrode is partitioned by the scan lines and signal lines and has subpixels made up of first and second regions. The first region has a plurality of slit-shaped openings having a given inclination in a first direction with respect to the rubbing direction. The second region has a plurality of slit-shaped openings having a given inclination in a second direction with respect to the rubbing direction. | 2013-09-12 |
20130235316 | EXPOSURE APPARATUS, METHOD OF FORMING PATTERNED LAYER, METHOD OF FORMING PATTERNED PHOTORESIST LAYER, ACTIVE DEVICE ARRAY SUBSTRATE AND PATTERNED LAYER - An exposure apparatus is provided and adapted for exposing a photoresist layer on a layer to form a plurality of strip exposed patterns. The exposure apparatus includes a light source, a lens group and a mask. The lens group is disposed between the photoresist layer and the light source and includes a plurality of strip lens parallel to each other, wherein an overlapping region between any two neighboring strip lens is defined as a lens connecting region, and the other regions excluding the lens connecting regions are defined as lens regions. The mask is disposed between the photoresist layer and the lens group and includes a plurality of shielding patterns, wherein an outline of the shielding patterns corresponds to the strip exposed patterns, each shielding pattern has a strip opening, and an extension direction of the strip openings is substantially parallel to an extension direction of the shielding patterns. | 2013-09-12 |
20130235317 | Patterned Vertical Alignment Pixel Electrode - A patterned vertical alignment (PVA) pixel electrode is disclosed. The PVA pixel electrode includes a first electrode and a second electrode. The first and second electrodes form a pre-tilt angle with respect to a periphery of the pixel. By disposing unequal lengths of indium-tin oxide (ITO) gaps at a periphery of the first and second electrodes, a distance between the first and second electrodes gradually becomes shortened from the center of the pixel outwards. The ITO gaps which are disposed at the periphery of a thin film transistor (TFT)-array substrate and/or a color filter (CF) are adjusted for eliminating a fringe field effect in the present invention, which a transmittance on the pixel regions is improved and an effect of image display quality is enhanced. | 2013-09-12 |
20130235318 | ACTIVE MATRIX SUBSTRATE MANUFACTURING METHOD AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - Provided is an active matrix substrate manufacturing method, including the steps of: selectively forming a laminated structure pattern, by forming the laminated structure on a glass substrate ( | 2013-09-12 |
20130235319 | Display Device with Sufficient Adhesive Strength for Sealing Material - A display device which can ensure sufficient adhesive strength between each pair of substrates of a liquid crystal display panel and a sealing material includes: a first substrate having a predetermined integrated circuit; a second substrate on one surface of the first substrate in an overlapping manner; and an adhesive material between the first substrate and the second substrate that has an annular planar shape. The adhesive material adheres the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein an outer periphery of the adhesive material includes a zone which includes a plurality of first portions passing substantially the same position as an outer periphery of the surface of the first substrate and a plurality of second portions each connected with the two neighboring first portions and having a center portion thereof in a peripheral direction retracted toward an inner peripheral side of the adhesive material. | 2013-09-12 |
20130235320 | LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOUND AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - An embodiment of the disclosure provides a liquid crystal compound having the following formula: | 2013-09-12 |
20130235321 | METHOD OF PRODUCING FILM SUBSTRATE - A method of producing a film substrate includes forming a sealing part for sealing a liquid crystal material between a first substrate and a second substrate into a shape having an outward projecting liquid crystal material injection port of the sealing part and cutting the first substrate and the second substrate into a shape having outward projecting parts opposite to the liquid crystal material injection port, in which the forming of the sealing part forms the liquid crystal material injection port of the sealing part on a cutting line of the cutting of the first substrate and the second substrate. | 2013-09-12 |
20130235322 | METHOD OF MARKING A DOCUMENT OR ITEM; METHOD AND DEVICE FOR IDENTIFYING THE MARKED DOCUMENT OR ITEM; USE OF CIRCULAR POLARIZING PARTICLES - Optical identification and/or authentication of a document or item with the help of a marking comprising a random distribution of circular polarized light reflecting particles, the marking being applied to the document or item through an ink, and the reading device exploiting circular polarization to discriminate the flakes from the background. | 2013-09-12 |
20130235323 | ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICES PREPARED FROM THE IN SITU FORMATION OF CONJUGATED POLYMERS - Disclosed herein are electrochromic devices, including eyewear, windows, and displays, prepared by in situ formation of conjugated polymers. | 2013-09-12 |
20130235324 | Foldable Eyewear - Eyewear is provided. The eyewear includes a left unit and a right unit coupled with the left unit through a first hinge structure. The left unit or the right unit includes a lens rim and a temple coupled with a side of the lens rim through a second hinge structure. The temple has a first temple part and a second temple part coupled with each other via a third hinge structure. The first temple part and the second temple part of the temple are shaped and sized to form an enclosure for at least partially or alternatively fully enclosing the lens rim and or lens when the second temple part is folded against the first temple part. | 2013-09-12 |
20130235325 | DETACHABLE LENSES FOR EYEWEAR - Modular eyewear includes a frame and lens assemblies insertable into and removable from the frame which has a rim located between a bridge and each of two temples. Each rim includes a front face, a groove adjacent to the bridge, and an indentation adjacent to the temple. Attached along each of the groove and the indentation are frame magnets. The lens assemblies include a lens having a perimeter surrounding a body with front and rear surfaces. A tab is applied to and extends from the front surface of each lens at the perimeter. Magnetic couplings are attached along a first portion of the perimeter behind the tab and along a second portion of the perimeter, respectively. When the eyewear is assembled, the frame magnets magnetically attach to the corresponding magnetic couplings, and the tab is inserted into the indentation to fill the indentation flush with the frame front face. | 2013-09-12 |
20130235326 | Spectacles Frame With Telescopic Hinges And Offset Spring - The spectacle frame includes a frame front extended by two lateral tenons and two sides ( | 2013-09-12 |
20130235327 | Eyeglasses Structures - The eyeglass frame is an improved eyeglass frame with dislocating joints. The dislocating joints prevent damage to the eyeglass frame when external forces are applied to the structure and allow for the frame to be disconnected, if so desired. The joints dislocate without completely separating from the other components of the eyeglass frame or becoming damaged, and the joints can be quickly reconnected without tools. | 2013-09-12 |
20130235328 | DATA EXCHANGE SYSTEM - The invention relates to a data exchange system comprising a spectacle frame and at least one detachable temple, a base station for receiving the detachable temple when detached from the spectacle frame, wherein the detachable temple comprises a connecting interface configured to mate a connecting interface, in particular an electrical connecting interface, of the spectacle frame and an electrical connecting interface of the base station. This data exchange system allows a user to carry the glasses in a comfortable manner whereas, at the same time, a secure data exchange from any devices incorporated into the spectacles can be ensured. | 2013-09-12 |
20130235329 | Spectacles Frame Side With Changeable Curvature | 2013-09-12 |
20130235330 | EYEWEAR WITH INTERCHANGEABLE ATTACHMENT - An eyeglass attachment for interchangeably coupling with eyeglasses having at least one lens having an outer peripheral edge, and a frame including a nose bridge and two spaced-apart side ear-stems. The ear-stems are pivotally connected to the outer peripheral edges of the lens and include a distal end having a catch. A pair of removable tips connect to corresponding distal ends of the ear-stem and include a hollow cavity member having a rectangular downwardly facing notch having an abutment surface. The attachment means includes an adjustable strap means integrally coupled between a pair of clip assemblies each including a removable means for connecting with the catch of the ear-stems. The clip assemblies include a fastening means for connecting to the adjustable strap, and a pin for pivoting the removable and fastening means about an axis. The pin includes an earpiece holding means for securing a wire therein. | 2013-09-12 |
20130235331 | EYEGLASS FRAME WITH INPUT AND OUTPUT FUNCTIONALITY - An electronic device includes a frame configured to be worn on the head of a user and having first and second rims with lenses and a bridge between the rims for resting on the nose of the user. First and second temple portions extend away from the rims to ends and are can be positioned over the temples of the user with the ends near the ears of the user. The device further includes a display element over one of the lenses and a housing having an arm portion affixed to the first temple portion. An elbow portion of the housing defines a display end that supports the display element at an angle to the arm portion. Image generating means within the housing can present an image on the display element. An input device on the housing can receive an input from the user. | 2013-09-12 |
20130235332 | EYEWEAR INCLUDING A DOCKING STATION - Eyewear is provided including a frame and an electronic docking station. The docking station may be configured to provide power to a docked electrical component, such as a camera, an audio player, a video player, etc. The electrical component docked into the docking station may provide a power source. The eyewear may also include an electro-active lens and/or a heads up display. | 2013-09-12 |
20130235333 | ILLUMINATED EYEWEAR - Illuminated eyewear is provided. In one form, the temple arm members have all the lighting components mounted thereto including for each temple arm member a light, power source for the light, and electrical connections including a switch for providing power from the power source to the light. In another form, the cross-frame member has blinder portions integrally formed at either end thereof which are configured to block stray light to avoid glare problems. The blinder portions preferably include surfaces that are inclined to generally extend along the light cone generated by an LED light source mounted to the front end portion of each of the temple arm members. In another form, the temple arm members each have a recessed cavity formed in inner surface portion thereof in which the power source and switch components are received with the switch actuator mounted to the inner surface portion so it is hidden from view when the eyewear is worn for enhanced aesthetics. | 2013-09-12 |
20130235334 | OPHTHALMIC LENS FORMING OPTIC - This invention provides for a forming optic used for the manufacture of at least one customized ophthalmic lens in a single optical quality surface. In some embodiments, the forming optic can include a mandrel with the optical quality forming surface portion that includes different shapes, design features and surface characteristics. In addition, in some embodiments of the invention a coating or monolayer is provided to provide lens edge properties desired. | 2013-09-12 |
20130235335 | METHOD FOR ALTERING THE OPTICAL DENSITY AND SPECTRAL TRANSMISSION OR REFLECTANCE OF CONTACT LENSES - A contact lens having nanoparticles integrated within, or deposited onto, the contact lens. A method for altering the optical density and spectral transmission or reflection response of a contact lens. The method includes obtaining a nanoparticle solution having a predetermined concentration. The method further includes exposing the contact lens in the nanoparticle solution for a predetermined period of time. A method for manufacturing a contact lens further includes exposing contact lens material to nanoparticles for a predetermined period of time to alter the optical density and spectral transmission or reflection response of the contact lens material. A contact lens may be formed after the material is exposed to the nanoparticles. | 2013-09-12 |
20130235336 | EYEGLASS LENS AND DESIGN METHOD, MANUFACTURING METHOD AND DESIGN SYSTEM FOR EYEGLASS LENS - An eyeglass lens, comprising: a hidden mark defining a predetermined reference point; and refractive portions arranged along a meridian extending substantially in a vertical direction via the predetermined reference point, and wherein the refractive portions comprises: a first refractive portion located on a lower side of the predetermined reference point and having a first refractive power; a second refractive portion located on an upper side of the predetermined reference point and having a second refractive power smaller than the first refractive power; and an intermediate refractive portion in which refractive power continuously decreases, and an aberration distribution in the first refractive portion is substantially symmetrical in a left and right direction with respect to the meridian extending in the vertical direction, and an aberration distribution in the second refractive portion is asymmetrical in the left and right direction with respect to the meridian shifted to an ear side. | 2013-09-12 |
20130235337 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A BASE SYSTEM OF DIFFRACTION GRATINGS FOR COLOR FRINGE CORRECTION OF SPECTACLE LENSES - A method for producing a series of base lenses, which cover a predetermined power range, wherein each base lens of the series has a base power different from the base powers of the other base lenses of the series, and has at least one diffractive base grating, the method comprising:
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20130235338 | SINGLE MICROSTRUCTURE LENS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems and methods for providing enhanced image quality across a wide and extended range of foci encompass vision treatment techniques and ophthalmic lenses such as contact lenses and intraocular lenses (IOLs). Exemplary IOL optics can include a circular surface structure which acts as a diffractive or phase shifting profile. In some cases, a single ring IOL includes an anterior face and a posterior face, where a profile can be imposed on the anterior or posterior surface or face. The profile can have an inner portion such as a microstructure or central echelette, and an outer portion. Between the inner portion and the outer portion, there may be a transition zone that connects the inner and outer portions. | 2013-09-12 |
20130235339 | OPTHALMIC LENS FORMING OPTIC - This invention provides for a method of cleaning and pre-treating a forming optic surface used for the Free Form manufacture of at least one ophthalmic lens. More specifically, the cleaning which can be used to change the surface energy characteristics of the optical quality forming surface. | 2013-09-12 |
20130235340 | COMPOUND MODULATION TRANSFER FUNCTION FOR LASER SURGERY AND OTHER OPTICAL APPLICATIONS - Methods, devices, and systems establish an optical surface shape that mitigates or treats a vision condition in a patient. An optical surface shape for a particular patient can be determined using a set of patient parameters for the specific patient by using a compound modulation transfer function (CMTF). The compound modulation transfer function can include a combination of modulation transfer functions (MTF's) at a plurality of distinct frequencies. | 2013-09-12 |
20130235341 | System and Method for Controlled Reduction of Opacities in an Eye - A methodology is provided for correcting the placement of a laser beam's focal point. Specifically, this correction is done to compensate for displacements of the focal point that may be caused when implant material (e.g. an Intraocular Lens (IOL)) is positioned on the optical path of the laser beam. The methodology of the present invention then determines a deviation of the laser beam's refracted target position (uncompensated) from its intended target position. A calculation of the deviation includes considerations of the laser beam's wavelength and refractive/diffractive characteristics introduced by the implant material. This deviation is then added to the refracted target position to make the refracted target position coincide with the intended target position of the focal point. The laser beam will then focus to its intended target position. | 2013-09-12 |
20130235342 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - In an image processing apparatus that irradiates an object to be inspected with measuring light and synthesizing a plurality of tomographic images acquired on the basis of reflected light to form a new tomographic image in order to reduce speckles in the image and enhance the image quality of the resultant composed image in imaging using optical coherence tomography, the image processing apparatus is provided with an image acquiring unit that acquires a plurality of tomographic images of an object to be inspected and a selection unit that selects tomographic images to be composed from among the plurality of tomographic images on the basis of similarity information about the plurality of tomographic images. | 2013-09-12 |
20130235343 | ENHANCED BIOMETRY USING OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY - An imaging method is disclosed. An imaging method according to some embodiments can include obtaining a plurality of measurements of an eye for at least one location by scanning optical radiation across the eye; determining a preferred measurement axis from the plurality of measurements; and processing the plurality of measurements to obtain information of the eye. | 2013-09-12 |
20130235344 | Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) Imaging Systems for Use in Ophthalmic Applications - Optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging systems for imaging an eye are provided including a source having an associated source arm path and a reference arm having an associated reference arm path coupled to the source path, the reference arm path having an associated reference arm path length. A sample having an associated sample arm path coupled to the source arm and reference arm paths is provided. A reference arm path length adjustment module is coupled to the reference arm. The reference arm path length adjustment module is configured to automatically adjust the reference arm path length such that the reference arm path length is based on an eye length of the subject. Related methods and computer program products are also provided. | 2013-09-12 |
20130235345 | FUNDUS IMAGING APPARATUS - Provided is a fundus imaging apparatus which achieves reduction of a load on an examiner by facilitating understanding of an operation of switching from a fundus imaging mode to an anterior ocular segment imaging mode, comprising: an imaging unit for taking an image of an eye to be inspected; a focusing unit for achieving a substantially conjugate relationship between the eye to be inspected and the imaging unit; a diopter adjustment unit for adjusting a diopter when the eye to be inspected is myopic or hyperopic; an imaging selecting unit capable of selecting the fundus imaging mode or the anterior ocular segment imaging mode; a diopter adjustment switching unit for switching the diopter adjustment unit in accordance with the selected imaging mode; and a drive unit for driving the focusing unit in accordance with the selected imaging mode. | 2013-09-12 |
20130235346 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR DOCUMENTING AND RECORDING OF THE PUPILLARY RED REFLEX TEST AND CORNEAL LIGHT REFLEX SCREENING OF THE EYE IN INFANTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN - Systems and methods for documenting, recording, and interpreting the eccentric photorefraction, pupillary light reflex and the corneal light reflex eye screening tests in infants and young children. The system includes a computing device having an image capturing device, a light generating device, and a display. The system includes a computer application that is executable on the computing device and operative to utilize the computing device to perform eye screening tests. The system also includes a website that allows users to upload captured images from the computing device, so that the images may be processed, analyzed, and recorded. | 2013-09-12 |
20130235347 | System and Method for Interacting with and Analyzing Media on a Display Using Eye Gaze Tracking - A system and method are provided that use eye gaze as a pointing or selection tool, which enables hands-free operation of a display such as a television. wherein the use of eye gaze as an input can also lead to easier and faster interactions when compared to traditional remote controls. A system and method are also provided that use eye tracking on displays such as televisions to determine what content was viewed and, by association, what content was of most interest to the user. Systems and methods are also described that enable interaction with elements displayed in an augmented reality environment using gaze tracking and for controlling gaze tracking on a portable electronic device. | 2013-09-12 |
20130235348 | OPHTHALMOLOGIC APPARATUS - In order to detect a deterioration status of an imaging light source in an accurate manner, an ophthalmologic apparatus includes a light intensity detection unit configured to detect a light intensity of light emitted from the imaging light source, a determination unit configured to determine a status of the imaging light source on the basis of the light intensity detected by the light intensity detection unit and a light emitting time of the imaging light source, and a display control unit configured to display, on a display unit, the status of the imaging light source on the basis of a determination result by the determination unit. | 2013-09-12 |
20130235349 | COLOR WHEEL MODULE FOR USE IN A PROJECTION APPARATUS, PROJECTION APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF SWITCHING FOR DISPLAYING A STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE OR A FLAT IMAGE - The present invention discloses a color wheel module for use in a projection apparatus. The color wheel module includes a color wheel, a supporting device, a fixing device and an actuator. The fixing device is disposed on the supporting device and partially connects with the actuator. A guide track is disposed on the supporting device, and the fixing device positions the color wheel on the guide track. While the actuator drives the fixing device, the color wheel moves along the guide track. | 2013-09-12 |
20130235350 | Illumination assembly for shop illumination - For illuminating an object and generating a light image, e.g. for presentation of the object, an illumination assembly comprises a reflective part for illumination and a diffractive part for generating the light image. A light source such as a LED Light source is used for generating the light. | 2013-09-12 |
20130235351 | VIRTUAL CONVERTIBLE TOPS, SUNROOFS, AND BACK WINDOWS, AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING SAME - A virtual-sunroof system for providing a virtual sunroof at an interior of a vehicle for viewing by a passenger of the vehicle. The system includes a virtual-sunroof imaging device configured and arranged at the vehicle to collect image information from an environment above the vehicle and create digital image data using the image information. The system also includes a virtual-sunroof projection device configured and arranged in the vehicle to be in communication with the virtual-sunroof imaging device for providing a virtual sunroof display. The virtual sunroof display provided (a) is viewable above a head of the passenger, (b) is formed using the image data, (c) represents accurately at the interior of the vehicle a rendition of the environment above the vehicle, and (d) has a size, shape, and location corresponding generally to a size, shape, and location that an actual conventional-type sunroof would have in the vehicle. | 2013-09-12 |
20130235352 | ILLUMINATION SYSTEM FOR PROJECTION DEVICE - An illumination system for a projection device is provided. The illumination system comprises a light emitting element, a color wheel and at least one actuator. The light emitting element is adapted to generate a first wave band light, while the color wheel has a wheel disk and a plurality of wave band transforming areas formed on the wheel disk. The at least one actuator is connected to the color wheel to move the color wheel to a selected position so that the first wave band light is projected onto one of the wave band transforming areas to excite a plurality of selected wave band lights. | 2013-09-12 |
20130235353 | ILLUMINATING UNIT AND DISPLAY - An illuminating unit includes: a light source section including a laser light source; a first uniformizing optical member on which light from the light source section is incident; and a second uniformizing optical member including a plurality of first unit cells and a plurality of second unit cells and on which light from the first uniformizing optical member is incident. The first unit cells are arranged on a light incidence surface of the second uniformizing optical member and each have an anisotropic shape with a major-axis direction as a first direction and a minor-axis direction as a second direction, and the second unit cells are arranged on a light emission surface of the second uniformizing optical member and each have a shape protruding along both the first direction and the second direction. | 2013-09-12 |
20130235354 | MICRO-PROJECTION DEVICE WITH ANTIS-PECKLE IMAGING MODE - A micro-projection system for projecting light on a projection surface ( | 2013-09-12 |
20130235355 | PROJECTION IMAGE DISPLAYING DEVICE - In a projection image displaying device which projects imaging light emitted from a projection lens | 2013-09-12 |